Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11
NEWS FROM CONGRESS.
SENATE.

NEWS EkUM CUNGRESS.
M SENATE.
The senate reassembled in continuation
OF yesterdays session, at 10 a. m. After
some unimportant business the senate
closed the legislative day Of Wednesday by
adjournment, and at II opened the last
legislative day Of the Forty-nilth congress.
The resolution OF Mr.. Cockrell for q select
committee OF five senator's to ex-
| amino into the business. Of the executive
department In Washington, the causes OF de-
lay in the transaction of public business,
as to the necessity Of additional buildings,
etc, was taken up. Mr.. Van Wyck offered
an amendment to add the words land al.
| 30 to the cause Of delay in transactinR pub
lie business in congress- The amendment
was rejected. The resolution was agreed
to; The conference report on the house
bill authorizing tho employment OF male
messengers in the postal service was made
and concurred in. The legislative bill was
passed with some unimportant amend.
ments.
Nearly the whole day was taken up in con-
terence reports between the two houses,
enlivend occasionally by sharp discus
sions.
Mr.. Haynes called up the vetoed senate
bill granting arrears OF pension to Thomas
Hopkins. The house refused to pass the
bill over the veto-yeas 1853, nays 95.
The house refused to pass the Sally Ann
Bradley pension bill over the veto-yeas,
1913; nays, 122. Mr.. Cox IN. CO. moved to
suspend the rules and pass the senate bill
repeating the tenure OF office act. Agreed
to and the bill was passed-172 to 67.
On motion OF Mr.. Anderson (Ohio) the
house passed over the presidents veto
yeas 1873, nays 63-,the senate bill for the
erection OF q building at Dayton, Ohio
Mr.. Wilson wv. Va.) reported further
disagreement on the District OF Coluna bia
appro priation bill.
Mr.. Henderson uowa) moved to suspend
the rules and pass the senate bill granting
q pension OF $4,000 a year to Mary E.
Logan.
Mr.. Matson opposed the bill. The
motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was ]ost-yeas 146, nays ll3-not
the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
The president approved the following:
The act to authorize the president to pro.
tect and defend tho rights OF American
hshlng vessels, American fishermen, Ameri-
can trading and other vessels in British
dominions OF North America; the Indian
appropriation bill; the act to establish
agricultural experiment stations in
conection with the colleges established
under the act OF July 2, 1862; the act re-
lating to contested elections; the diploma
tic appropriation bill; the agricultural
appropriation bill; the act to restrict the
ownership OF real estate in the territories
to American citizens; the Pacific railroad
inquiry bill; to repeal the tenure oil office
act.
LAST DAY OF THE SESSION.
Senators Sherman and Salisbury were ap-
pointed TO join like committee on the part
Of the house to wait on the president and
inform HIM that the two houses had COM
pleted their business and were ready to ad-
iourn, unless he had something further to
submit to them. The presiding officer an
oounced the appointment of Messrs Cock
rel. Harris. Jones ARK J, Platt and Cullom
as the committee on investigation in the ex-
ecutive departments; MessfA Dolph and
Cockrell to attend the annual examinations
at the military academy, and Messrs.
Aldrich and Gray on the board of examiners
at the naval academy. Aresolution of thanks
10 the presiding officer for his ability courtesy
and impartiality was offered by Mr. Harris
and unanimously adopted A subsistence of
business and general lull in the senate
chamber followed, it being understood that
the president of the United States was on
tartes, Mr.. Pruden, appeared and announced
that the president had approved and signed
several bills. The president himself had
about that time reached his room in the
capitol. Messrs. Sherman and Salisbury re-
ported that the committee to wait upon the
communication TO make to congress had
performed that duty, and had been assured
by the president that he had no further CON-
munication to make. The presiding officer
then announced that the senate stood ad-
journed without day. The dial of the SEN
ate clock showed it to lack four minutes OF
the hour of noon, but the actual time was
four minutes past.
THE FINALE IN THE HOUSE
A few minutes after 8 q. IN BlOunt an
nounced that the conference committee on
The postottice appropriation bill had reached
an agreement by the recession of the senate
conferrees from the subsidy amendment.
the bill finally. The Legislative bill came
from the senate about 6 O'clock and it was
Immediately called up by Mr.: Holman, who
explained that the point of difference re-
naming between the two houses was the
item for secretaries for senators. After q
shend and Cabell, the former severely criti.
cising the house conferrees for yield.
ing, as he said, to the dictation
of the senate, while the latter Wig.
orously defended them, Mr. Holman
moved that the house recede from its dis.
agreement to the senatorial clerk amend
ment Carried, thus passing the Legislative
appropriation bill. The deficiency bill had
not reached the house. yet on motion o1
MIR. Long the senate amendments to the bill
were non-concurred In, and the speaker au
thorized to appoint conference committee
The conference report on the bill adding
various cities to the list of reserve banl
fund cities was adopted At IL o'clock q
resolution was adopted for the appointment
OF committee to inform the president tina
congress was ready to adjourn sine die Mr.
Reed lMr Hatch being in the chair Offered
the following resolution, which was adopted
unanimously by standing vote:
Resolved, That the thanks OF this house ar
hereby rendered to the Hon. John G. Carlisle
the speaker. for the courtesy, ability and fair
ness with which he has presided over the delib
erattons Of the Forty ninth congress.